RUDN University is to open a master's program in Islamic law, culture and business

RUDN University is to open a master's program in Islamic law, culture and business

The International Center for Islamic Education will be opened at RUDN University. The first interdisciplinary master’s program in Islamic law, culture and business will be elaborated at the Law Institute, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Institute of World Economy and Business. Topics for study include the basics of history, philosophy of Islam, Islamic banking, Islamic law and finance.

Preliminary decisions were made at a meeting between RUDN University Rector Oleg Yastrebov, President of the International Association of Islamic Business Marat Kabaev and Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Pyotr Kucherenko.

“The Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia has extensive experience in research of Muslim law and the history of Islam, which will undoubtedly be used in the implementation of the new master’s program,” said Oleg Yastrebov, Rector of RUDN University.

Opening of an inter-faculty master’s program at RUDN University is the first step in the creation of the International Center for Islamic Education.

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